practice test on Egypt Flashcards
(47 cards)
what does the term pharaoh mean in egyptian
he who lives in the great house
what was considered to be to sacred to be written as an ordinary word
the throne name menkheperre
when a circle is drawn around a name what is this called
cartouche
write five names for the pharaoh
horus, "the sea of Ra", "the sedge and bee", "the golden horus", "lord of the diadem of the vulture and of the snake"
why was it considered sinful to disobey the pharaoh
the people believed that the pharaoh was was descended from the gods, and so his commands were questioned
what was the pharaohs main duty and second duty
his main duty was to appeal through religious rites his second duty was to maintain order throughout his kingdom
to whom did the pharaoh pass along his title
to the oldest son of his first wife
while still a child the prince would be married to
a sister or a cousin (usually the eldest daughter of the reigning pharaoh)
how many children did ramses 2nd have
over one hundred offspring
who carried out many of the pharaohs duties for him (list a few)
relatives, the heads of the most important families of the nation, a vizier (prime minister), a chancellor , scribes
the egyptians believed that the pharaoh had power over
land, crops, the animals, the very souls of his subjects
how long of a period have the ancient pharaohs reigned? how long of a period have the presidents of the untied states reigned
pharaohs=3,000 years
Presidents=236 years
which individual pharaoh reigned the longest? how long did he reign?
pepi 2nd 100 years
describe the pharaohs crowns
war crown, was made out of blue leather , studded with golden sequins. Nemes crown, is a cloth headdress woven of linen and gold threads
what two items do pictures usually show pharaoh holding is his hands? what do these represent?
crook, to gently guide his flocks
flail, to defend his people against an enemy
egyptians shaved their ______ as well as there ____. the pharaoh also wore a false _____
bodies, heads, beard
when pharaoh traveled he often rode in a litter describe this
a wooden throne mount don poles and carried on the shoulders of slaves
after 30 years of rule, the out-of-shape pharaoh ran a race called the
jubilee festival
describe the climate and environment of Egypt
egypt is a desert, the sky is always blue, and cloudless, where the light of day and the darkness of night occur with dramatic suddenness
how long is the nile
four thousand miles
describe the niles branches
the Blue Nile the White Nile
describe the niles sources
white nile-Lake victoria
blue nile- mountains of ethiopia
describe the niles direction of flow
northward into egypt
describe the niles delta
where the nile splits into a maze of smaller rivulets that meander through green marshes until they finally empty into the mediterranean sea
